http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/20/taiwan_vs_china.php All comments for Taiwan vs China on Kosovo en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/20/taiwan_vs_china.php#comment-1296113 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/20/taiwan_vs_china.php#comment-1296113 Comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:08:56 +0800 <p>Albania Albania You border on the Adriatic Your land is mostly mountianous And your chief export is chrome</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/20/taiwan_vs_china.php#comment-1296105 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/02/20/taiwan_vs_china.php#comment-1296105 Comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:06:38 +0800 <p>Beijing seems to have a point, until you ask yourself if recognition is necessary in order to make a country. And consensus is a lovely thing, until you realise that, on some issues, there can be no consensus. Unfortunately for Beijing and Russia, there is little they can do. Even if half of the world's countries did not recognise Kosovo, and Kosovo never entered the UN, Kosovo would still be recognised by the other half. Most countries probably don't care enough about the independence (or recognition in the case of Taiwan) movements that the opposants of Kosovar independence fear. This is especially true since 90 per cent of the population of Kosovo is ethnically Albanian, so is more inclined to favor independence.</p>